Business

Britain’s entrepreneurial spirit remains strong, with 84 new companies launched every hour in the first half of 2025, according to fresh analysis from SME lender iwoca. The annual Business Hotspots report, which draws on Companies…

French deeptech specialist Cailabs has raised €57 million in fresh funding to accelerate its industrial expansion and cement its position as a global leader in laser communications. The financing round, announced in Rennes today, was…

Britain has dropped further down the world’s innovation league table, falling to sixth place in the latest global rankings published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo). The UK was ranked fifth last year and…

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has become only the fourth company in history to reach a $3 trillion market valuation, as investor enthusiasm over artificial intelligence and relief from a favourable US antitrust ruling…

When Gyve Safavi and Mark Rushmore first met on a speedboat in the south of France — with advertising tycoon Sir Martin Sorrell also on board — few could have predicted that the chance encounter…

Tottenham-based e-commerce brand Vanquish Fitness has secured a £1 million trade loan from NatWest, guaranteed by UK Export Finance (UKEF), in a move designed to accelerate its growth and expand its reach in international markets.…

Google has unveiled plans to invest an additional £5 billion in the UK over the next two years, in a move it says will help expand the country’s artificial intelligence economy, create thousands of jobs…

Britain’s labour market showed fresh signs of cooling in August as payroll employment fell again and the pace of wage growth slowed, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number…

Elon Musk has bought $1 billion worth of Tesla shares in his first open-market purchase since 2020, underscoring his commitment to the carmaker as it prepares for a shareholder vote on a record-breaking compensation package.…

Jaguar Land Rover’s battle to recover from a devastating cyberattack could see its factories idle until November, according to suppliers briefed on the situation, raising fears of lasting damage to Britain’s largest carmaker and its…